140 Richmond Street, El Segundo, California 90245
Janet Marilynn McLaughlin was born on Dec. 23, 1924, to Janet Victoria Smith McLaughlin and Morris Roby McLaughlin at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital in Hollywood, CA. She was a 1943 graduate of Los Angeles High School and attended the University of Southern California, where she studied art. She died on Aug. 27, 2018, at the age of 93.
On April 11, 1947, she married the late Don Carl Tonks and they resided in West Los Angeles since 1948. They had two daughters, Melinda Jane Tonks Brown of Exeter and Simi Valley, CA, and Lisa Janette Tonks of Surprise, AZ.
Other survivors include three grandchildren, Anjanine Renee Armendariz Wright of Richland, MO; Jennifer Amanda Miller Torres of North Hills, CA, and Colin George Edward Brown of Bakersfield, CA, as well as nine great-grandchildren, Annelise Josephine Wright, Alizebeth Janine Wright, Audriana Jean Wright, Aeden Justine Wright, Ajay Logan Wright and Logan Alexander Wright, all of Missouri, and Emma Danette Torres-Miller, Robin Marie Torres-Miller and Aurora Valentina Torres-Miller, all of North Hills, as well as several nieces and their families.
Her late brother, G. Gregg McLaughlin, was a longtime film editor at Walt Disney Studios and for other film production companies.
She was always interested in animal welfare, contributing time and resources to the rescue of animals in Los Angeles and donating to animal welfare groups. She also enjoyed singing, participating in a chorus that met for a number of years in West Los Angeles. She was also a longtime supporter of the Old Town Music Hall in El Segundo, CA.
In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in Janet's name to the Old Town Music Hall, 140 Richmond St., El Segundo CA 90245.
